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Wow! I didn't expect that. Thanks for sharing!
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This is due a database update, the buses were not active at that time.
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exo / Réseau de transport métropolitain (formerly AMT)
FelixINX replied to kellergraham's topic in QUÉBEC
A tree fell on the catenary between Sunnybrooke and Roxboro. The electricity was cut only on the last half of the line (after Bois-de-Liesse) so one trainset from the Mascouche line and one trainset from the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line were used (along with the one on the DM line, so three total). They ran electric mode in the tunnel. Then diesel mode after Bois-Franc. I've read that it was unsuccessful. According to this post, the cars were moved one by one by truck to Saint Jerome, then by train to Pointe-Sainte-Charles, waiting an uncertain future. -
exo / Réseau de transport métropolitain (formerly AMT)
FelixINX replied to kellergraham's topic in QUÉBEC
You are correct, it was for the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. The service was announced as exo duo and the bus line was 300 (Vallée du Richelieu). https://exo.quebec/fr/actualites/exoduo exo duo.pdf -
The line seems to end in the parking lot at Roxboro-Pierrefonds. My guess is this shuttle line for students who used to take the train to Charlemagne.
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The first Metropolis cars have rolled out today! They will be running between Brossard and boulevard Milan for at least 12 months. https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8sNH0Hdxi/?igshid=mqeefk5opisz
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exo / Réseau de transport métropolitain (formerly AMT)
FelixINX replied to kellergraham's topic in QUÉBEC
The new Mirabel station on the exo 2 - Saint-Jérôme line will open on January 4, 2021. Unfortunately, there is no platform for the siding, so 4 evening trains towards Montreal will pass on the siding without taking passengers. https://www.nordinfo.com/actualites/la-gare-de-saint-janvier-sera-fonctionnelle-au-debut-de-lannee-prochaine/ -
It will be two different order, but since they will probably have the same specifications, Bombardier Transport will become part of Alstom next year and the Government will most likely require a percentage of local content, I expect Alstom Metropolis cars built in Lapocatière.
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Le REM de l'est - https://www.cdpqinfra.com/en/projects/overview/rem-est 23 stations across 32 kilometers and an investment of 10 billion $. My personal opinion: an excellent project for the mobility, and they seem to have learned from the negative points of the REM 1 (line A). The aerial structure on René-Lévesque is not ideal, but with 10B$, I hope they can do a good architecural job. The only downside, for now, only 2 cars? Why not 4?
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The STM put their API back online yesterday afternoon, everything is now working correctly.
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I had not taken into account the cost, just the passenger experience. There is a number of cases where a full boa train allowed me more flexibility, for instance to move to another car when my car is full (REM will have capacity indicators, so this is not a big problem). Also, just the ability to move to the good door to catch my connection can save a lot of time. But, I would never pay more to get this flexibility, I could easily live without. I don't think such automated technology exists, but ideally there could be a four-car boa train, where the two center cars could be removed at the
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The coupling and decoupling procedures will probably be automatic, so it should be quick. It's all come down to cost, if it's cheaper, they'll do it. But I do agree that a full walk-through train would have been better from a passenger perspective.
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The STM API is still down for third party developers and I have no control over that. I just send them an email to see if they have an ETA, but I think it's just not their priority for now. All others agencies are working.
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I've never heard this scenario before, but it's really interesting. I'm wondering how it would be possible to split up cars midway on a trip? The actual is scenario is four cars in peak and two cars in the rest of the day, with an uncoupling done at the end of each line.
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A law like this would definitely help, but we also need executive power to apply these rules. It's interesting if we take a look at Amtrak report card over the years. CP always gets on top while CN is always near the end of the list. Is CN just bad at keeping a schedule or they just don't care about passenger trains (which wouldn't be a big surprise)? I wonder if VIA as a host railroad comparison too. It will be different, since Sudbury-White River is the only route running only on CP rails (as far as I know), and CN is the biggest host by far.